Choose three words from your Words Their Way list. When you choose the words, look up the root of each word (Go to the Sandburg Website, - Teacher Pages - Technology - Reading - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes) and write down the root's meaning. After that, find 5 additional words that have the same root.
EXAMPLE:
My word: cleaner
Root: clean
Meaning: someone who cleans
Related words:cleanest, clean, clean,
word:kinder
root:kind
meaning:to be nicer
related words:kind,kindest,kind
word:harsher
root:harsh
meaning:to be mean
related:harshest,harsh,
EXAMPLE:
My word: cleaner
Root: clean
Meaning: someone who cleans
Related words:cleanest, clean, clean,
word:kinder
root:kind
meaning:to be nicer
related words:kind,kindest,kind
word:harsher
root:harsh
meaning:to be mean
related:harshest,harsh,